Estonia opens new Visa Application Centers in thirteen Chinese cities

Thirteen Estonian Visa Application Centres will be open to public on 18th July, making it possible to apply Schengen visas all together in fifteen Chinese cities when travelling to Estonia.

The first two Estonian visa application centres in Beijing and Shanghai were opened last year. The thirteen new centres are part of Estonia’s continuous efforts to facilitate travel for the growing number of Chinese tourists, as well as business travellers.

In 2016, 55 per cent more visa applications were submitted in the Estonian consular officies and visa application centres than the year before, and the first six months of 2017 are showing a similar trend.

ESTONIAN E-RESIDENCY - FIRST IN THE WORLD

What is e-residency?

The Republic of Estonia is the first country in the world to offer e-residency. Everyone has the opportunity to apply for the secure digital identity provided by the Estonian government – to gain secure access to digital services, to get anything and everything done digitally (sign all documents, launch and manage companies, do banking, encrypt files, etc.).